7 Tips When Buying an Infrared Sauna – What is Most Important?

7 Hints For Choosing a Sauna

A Sauna purchase is a big investment and has incredible potential to boost your health. To give you quick help and tips for your purchase decision, we have attempted to take 5 years of research knowledge and condense it into very brief bits of information and tips.

As a result, some of these may appear simplistic but have a lot of power behind them. If you keep them in mind you will save yourself hours and prevent a wrong decision.

Here are 7 tips and ways you can choose what is right for your situation. After reading this page, we encourage you to also re-visit our best infrared sauna reviews page for a side by side brand comparison and some of the individual company review pages.

Buying Decision Tip 1 – The Sauna Company

How long have they been in business? In this industry 40% of all sellers will be out of business 5 years from now, leaving you will no warranty recourse and limited available replacement parts. Longevity usually also provides deeper infrared knowledge and application.

Some of our recommended companies have been in business for 20-35 years. Those situations are ideal. They will be here years from now to stand behind their warranty.

What is the quality of the people that endorse a particular company? An endorsement from a doctor that is top in his field is better than 5 people who blog about numerous health related issues.

Is the company an innovator or do they simply re-sell mass produced generic units? Innovators learn and become cutting edge in their offered features.

Has the company changed its name? Usually have the same name for decades is better than a recent name change, although there are exceptions. Sunlighten changed from Sunlight 8 years ago. We could not recommend them for those first few years as disruption and problems accompanied the change. However, they have now moved well past that and are the number one selling brand in the industry.

Vital changed to Vital Health in 2015 to better reflect the purpose and that change was not a negative.

Sauna Decision Tip 2 -Wood Sauna Cabin

Thicker walls equates to better insulation, lower operating costs, better warm up times and a sturdier unit. Usually this means easier assembly as well. One cheap brand has one-piece walls that flex and bend and are awkward to assemble.

What is the wood quality? HealthMate’s construction is exceptional and the wood is gorgeous. This is due to their parent company, PLH Products, being a supplier of wood to dozens of sauna companies and they select the very best for their own units. Sunlighten’s construction is excellent as well as are the upper two lines of Clearlight and others.

These brands also prepare the wood by air drying and kiln drying. Cheap names do not prepare the wood which will then begin to crack, split and separate during use due to the numerous heating cycles. The more you will use your unit and the longer you plan to own it, the more important this becomes.

Sauna Purchasing Tip 3 – Heater Emissivity

This is really the amount of true infrared the heaters put out, how much of it is able to penetrate your body’s tissues.

A lack of posted information does not necessarily mean low quality. If testing is not posted on their site, carefully read our brand reviews and ask the company representative when you call them.

Important Purchase Tip 4 – The Warranty

A Warranty will vary from a full lifetime on everything (such as Clearlight’s full lifetime) all the way down to 1 year. The most important areas are the critical expensive parts of heaters, control panels/wiring and wood construction.

Instead, it should be considered as part of the company decision. A cheap brand costing $1000 and offering a lifetime warranty will in fact likely offer you very little. It is likely that the brand will be out of business within 5 years and you will be left with no recourse.

On the other hand, if it remains viable, the units are very possibly only worth $500 and are overpriced to pay for the numerous units that will fail.

Purchase Tip 5 – Heater EMF Levels

EMF Reading Levels are very important, however, not always as much as it seems.

A decade ago EMF levels were high in almost every product you could buy. A few companies took the lead reducing dangerous EMF levels and many others have followed their example. A level of 3.0 mG is considered safe.

We applaud companies like Clearlight for taking the lead and reducing all models to an average of 0.05 mG. Sunlighten as well has reduced its Signature line to similar ultra low levels.

Note: However, the difference between readings of 2.0 mG, 1.0 mG and ultra low 0.05 mG is not nearly as important as heater emissivity previously discussed. Once the emf levels are within safe levels, the effectiveness of the heaters is the critical factor.

There are still some brands with levels of 30.0 – 170.0 mG which are extremely dangerous. You can avoid these by avoiding cheaply priced products.

6 – Sauna Design and Layout Should be Considered

Some corner units look great but have very little foot room and are awkward for 3 people to use. Floor space and floor heaters are things to carefully consider.

Some of our top rated companies excel in design.

7 – Your Individual Needs in a Sauna

If you want to spend more time at lower temperatures of 110 – 125 degrees, then individual heater controls could be important. Vital Health and Heavenly Heat are currently the only two brands that allow for this. For infrared, the lower the temperature of the heaters, the closer they are to the ideal 9.4 microns that benefits the body the most.

Is it for a chemically sensitive person? Heavenly Heat has the purest cabins and heaters anywhere. They have cabin air flow which is carbon-filtered when it leaves the unit.

Do you want full spectrum that includes near infrared? Clearlight, Sunlighten, Heavenly Heat and Vital Health all offer this. Clearlight has 1000 watts of powerful near infrared while Vital offers 600 watts. Sunlighten’s small LED bulb arrays offer a total of 10-40 watts of near infrared. However, their mid range infrared is cutting edge and very effective. Please see the individual review.

If you want the faster heat up times of ceramic, Healthmate and Heavenly Heat should be considered.

For customization options, Clearlight and Heavenly Heat are your brands to look at first. Clearlight will work with your contractor to build an entire custom sauna room.

If you will need to move your unit around once assembled, Heavenly Heat is hand made in the USA and offers optional castors/wheels for no extra cost that make moving the unit around the room a breeze.

 

These are the 7 main areas we have found that should be considered when purchasing a sauna. Please see our reviews page for the best infrared sauna reviews side by side brand comparison. The more you take these factors into account, the more likely you will end up with the best brand for you.

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Aromatherapy in Infrared Saunas – Purpose and Benefits

Is There Therapeutic Value in Using Essential Oils?

We all know the powerful refreshing smell of the citrus oils when we peel an orange or lemon.  That aroma alone can often bring a smile to our face or a boost to our emotions.  But is there more to this than just a pleasing smell?  Yes, there really is.

Aromatherapy is sometimes called Essential Oils Therapy.  It is the practice of using concentrated extracts from plants and other natural sources to relieve negative feelings such as depression or anxiety and to prompt the body to begin its own healing processes.

The use of a sauna can be a tremendously relaxing experience providing deep healing.  So it would make sense to combine these two forms of healing.  Before beginning of this addition to your sauna regimine, we first consider these basic but powerful statements from an authority on the subject:

 

Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being.

The inhaled aroma from these “essential” oils is widely believed to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote whole-body healing.  Aromatherapy – The Balance & Harmony of Body and Mind

 

The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, called naha, supports those above statements.  They go even further to describe it as becoming more holistic and affecting the entire inner body:

 

 

Aromatherapy, also referred to as Essential Oil therapy, can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit.  It seeks to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance an individual’s innate healing process.

So we can interpret his coining of the word “Aromatherapie” to mean the therapeutic application or the medicinal use of aromatic substances (essential oils) for holistic healing. As the practice of aromatherapy has progressed, over the years, it has adopted a more holistic approach encompassing the whole body, mind and spirit (energy). What is Aromatherapy | National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

 

How exactly does this practice accomplish all of this?

These compounds are extremely concentrated and are not used directly in full strength in most circumstances.

They are called essential oils as they are actually the essence of the fragrance of the plant.  It is the root essence of the particular smell or aroma of the plant it was extracted from.  As a result they are very concentrated.  Just a few drops can fill the sauna cabin with the invigorating or relaxing smell.

For traditional steam saunas, the steps involve dissolving a few drops in a bucket or container of water. This water is then poured or spooned over the hot rocks or heater, misting the compounds into the air.  This in then absorbed by the skin and inhaled.

Due to the deep and more rapid breathing that takes place in any sauna, caution is again warranted in using these sparingly. A little truly does go a long way in this instance.  Never pour any concentrated oil directly on to any heater or heater rocks.

One additional benefit of using this in a steam sauna is due to the very nature of a steam environment.  A traditional sauna, with its moisture and sweaty environment can become a breeding ground for various germs and bacteria.  While regular cleaning is always recommended, using essential oils in the water used to produce the steam is a way to clean some of the bacteria.  It helps to maintain some degree of a sterile environment.

 

So what are some of the Benefits and Effects of Aromatherapy?

There are many calming and healing benefits.  However the primary is the stress reduction with relief of depression being listed as a close second.  These are addressed in the following article:

Stress Relief: Perhaps the most widespread and popular use of aromatherapy is for stress relief. The aromatic compounds from many different essential oils are known as relaxants and can help to soothe your mind and eliminate anxiety.

This is what most people who perform aromatherapy at home use it for, since the mixtures are very simple and the research on this aspect of aromatherapy is very well-known and widely studied. Some of the best essential oils for stress relief are lemon oil, lavender, bergamot, peppermint, vetiver, and ylang ylang essential oils. Certain studies have also shown that lemon oil can improve mood and reduce outbursts of anger.

Antidepressant Capacity: Second to stress relief, aromatherapy is very commonly used to eliminate feelings of depression, and due to the very complicated side effects of pharmaceutical antidepressants, this is a very important function of aromatherapy. Benefits of Aromatherapy | Organic Facts

 

While the above post from a qualified site does list an antidepressant benefit from essential oil therapy, we caution and encourage anyone struggling with depression or any medical condition to see advice from a physician.  If the depression continues or worsens, seek counsel or medical advice.  Lavender, chamomile and peppermint have been shown to aid in minor relief of feelings of depression.

If you want to begin this regimen, it is advised to start very slowly with one drop.  Some people react strongly to any smells and the concentrated nature of these demand caution.  You may not want to add this to your sauna sessions.

However, if you do want to give it a try, Vital Health Saunas is one brand that has included aromatherapy as part of its units. They have added a small pad to the oxygen ionizer in their products.  You can add a couple drops of your favorite scent to this small pad.  They have hinted that a diffuser may be added to their models in the future.

However, many find this to be a great addition to the healing nature of infrared or even steam saunas.  Give it a try.  Start with a fragrance you know you will enjoy.  Lemon, lavender and peppermint seem to be enjoyed by many.

 

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Low EMF Levels in Infrared Sauna – How Important?

How Common and Dangerous are EMF?

Electromagnatic Fields, called EMF, are mentioned often when the topic of infrared saunas is discussed.  EMF are the combination of magnetic and electrical energies that accompany and surround any electrical device.  The amount is measured in milligauss (mG).

But is it really an important area of concern?  In the past several decades, these levels from human-made sources have increased as new technologies and new uses of electricity have increased.  Research into the dangers of increased exposure has also increased in recent years.

According to many experts, it is becoming more important every year.  The World Health Organization (WHO) had this summary statement:

WHO | World Health Organization

Electromagnetic fields of all frequencies represent one of the most common and fastest growing environmental influences, about which anxiety and speculation are spreading. All populations are now exposed to varying degrees of EMF, and the levels will continue to increase as technology advances.

The EMF Project is open to any WHO Member State government, i.e. department of health, or representatives of other national institutions concerned with radiation protection. The project is fully funded by participating countries and agencies. WHO | World Health Organization

 

We can see that it is definitely important.  But is it important when selecting a low emf infrared sauna and what are your potential risks? Let’s first examine that question and conclude with whether or not the infrared sauna industry has been unfairly targeted as many other devices, including cell phones have much higher levels.

Specifically, Electromagnetic Fields are electric energy waves at frequencies below 300 cycles per second. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Sweden Agencies consider levels below 3.0 milligauss to be safe.  The important point is to limit the amount of time exposed to higher levels.

 

Is EMF Harmful to You?

It has been suggested that nearly a third of the population has sensitivity to emf levels and approximately 3% can have severe reactions to exposure.  Studies have shown that people using a cell phone before the age of 20 have a five times greater risk of brain cancer.

During 1989 and 1990, research gained more exposure when Paul Brodeur wrote a group of articles in the New Yorker Magazine which raised awareness to many scientists.  Even stronger articles were written in Time magazine,  the Wall Street Journal and  Business Week.  Soon after specials on the topic aired with Ted Koppel at ABC and on CBS’s Dan Rather reports.

The health effects reported to be linked to high levels vary but include memory loss, headaches, a weaker immune system, depression and energy loss.

Later in 2002 the California Electric and Magnetic Fields Program published its risk and analysis report.  This program was based on education, assistance and research in regards to the potential health risks and dangers of Electric and Magnetic Fields.  It focused not only on large power lines, but also small electrical products.

The stated purpose was to find and report a balanced, fair and responsible analysis of any risks imposed by the electrical fields.  Three scientists employed by the California Dept of Health Services reviewed numerous studies and their report included these summaries:

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE CALIFORNIA EMF RISK EVALUATION FOR POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC

THE CONCLUSIONS AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE EVIDENCE:

· To one degree or another, all three of the DHS scientists are inclined to believe that EMFs can cause some degree of increased risk of childhood leukemia, adult brain cancer, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and miscarriage.

· They strongly believe that EMFs do not increase the risk of birth defects, or low birth weight.

However,

· All three scientists had judgments that were “close to the dividing line between believing and not believing” that EMFs cause some degree of increased risk of suicide, or

· For adult leukemia, two of the scientists are “close to the dividing line between believing or not believing” and one was “prone to believe” that EMFs cause some degree of increased risk.  http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/CDHS_ExecSumm.pdf

 

In a similar fashion, the EPA has agreed that studies are not conclusive on the existence or level of potential dangers:

Electric and Magnetic Fields | RadTown USA | US EPA

• Scientific experiments have not clearly shown whether or not exposure to EMF increases cancer risk. Scientists continue to conduct research on the issue.
• The strength of electromagnetic fields fades with distance from the source. Limiting the amount of time spent around a source and increasing the distance from a source reduces exposure.

Electric and Magnetic Fields | RadTown USA | US EPA

 

However, several websites including lauralee.com, reported that the Director of Analysis and Support for the Environmental Protection Agency had this opinion:

 

Laura Lee News – Are EMF’s Hazardous to Our Health?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns “There is reason for concern” and advises prudent avoidance”.

Martin Halper, the EPA’s Director of Analysis and Support says “I have never seen a set of epidemiological studies that remotely approached the weight of evidence that we’re seeing with EMFs. Clearly there is something here.” Laura Lee News – Are EMF’s Hazardous to Our Health?

 

We can see that it is a big area of concern.  However, we think it does not need to be an area of anxiety.

 

Have Infrared Saunas been Unfairly Targeted Regarding EMF?

We think they have.  Using a high quality infrared sauna typically will have less exposure than using a cell phone.  The important thing to remember is that levels below 3.0 mG are considered safe.  It is definitely best when you have the choice, to choose one with lower levels.

We applaud companies like Heavenly Heat that has had low readings on their heaters for years and companies like Vital Health and others that continue to upgrade their heaters.  Clearlight and other names helped pioneer low EMF.  Sunlighten has reduced level below 3.0 in their Signature line.

But while we really like seeing Clearlight’s levels being tested at 0.05 mG, the difference between even 2.0 mG and 1.0 mG may not be nearly as important as a few other factors.  What is more important is having heaters that have high emmissivity so that you are actually getting a tremendous amount of healing infrared.  The second factor is simply using your sauna regularly.

Brands such as HealthMate, Clearlight, Sunlighten (for one of their models) and others are now posting the third part testing results on their websites.  This is great to see.

In our opinion, it would be better to not use a cell phone and have a reading of 3.0 mG in your sauna, than to have readings of 1.0 and use the cell phone 5 hours per day.

Conclusion

We support the companies that have truly lowered EMF levels.  They are to be commended.  The units we recommend have models with low levels.  But there is no need to be afraid of the levels in a top rated brand.  The stress of worrying about it while in the sauna may do more harm that the actual electromagnetic fields.

Buy one of the brands that we have rated high based on evidence and research.  Then use it regularly and know you have avoided any potential dangerous levels of Magnetic fields.

 

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Chromotherapy Lights in Infrared Saunas – Are They Effective?

Can Color Lights Really Heal and Improve Mood?

Chromotherapy Lights are offered as an option on most infrared saunas.  This is a therapy that has been used for centuries. But how does it work and is there any evidence that it helps you at all?

What is Chromotherapy?

It is the application of color lights to increase the benefits of infrared healing.  It is said to balance out any health imbalance in a person. Various colors are purported to aid via their own healing characteristics.

For example, green is more healing while red is more invigorating.  As each are said to have very distinctive benefits, the colored LEDs usually rotate along the color wheel.  However, in most saunas, the user can set it to stop and remain on one hue.

If in fact these therapies do have benefits, as we are heading into early winter this could be a benefit for suffers of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder.  SAD sufferers struggle with the dramatically reduced daylight during winter months.  These people often greatly benefit from increased lighting.

Simple brighter white or full spectrum sunlight lamps are what are typically used for this purpose.  Chormotherpay itself does not directly provide any SAD benefit.  However, if this helps lift a person’s mood or ease depression, then an indirect benefit is gained.

While colored lights therapy is not entirely proven or the most important add on option for a sauna, we do use chromotherapy in our Clearlight sauna at home. Clearlight infrared saunas offer this as a standard or low cost option as do most other brands.

History of Chromtherapy

To survive, our bodies do need light, which can be broken down into seven distinct variations.  Sir Issac Newton was the first to invent an official color wheel.  When he separated the light into 6 colors, he showed that the spectrums moved from red to orange and yellow.  Then to green, cyan and blue.  He then joined the two ends of the wheel.

It is said that colored cloths were hung over the windows of medical clinics centuries ago to aid in patients healing.

 

The Various Colors in  Light Therapy

Red is said to be a great energizer, providing energy empowerment and circulation.  It is a simulator of liver function and circulation.

Orange is meant to stimulate the body, free the mind for greater thinking and stimulate antibacterial effects.

Yellow can help a person feel more optimistic and hopeful, providing inspirational thoughts.

Green is known for universal healing.  It helps muscles relax and holistic practitioners use it for speeding up all types of healing.

Blue is known  to relieve depression, anxiety, promote relaxation and aid in detoxification.

Purple is used to help the mind deal with physical ailments such as fibromyalgia or tension.

 

Is there any Evidence to Support Color Light Therapy?

Prematurely born babies are warmed with infrared in hospitals.  Colors have been shown in studies to energize or even calm an aggressive person in less than 20 minutes.  So combining them seems to have some possible merit.

 

The following article from Disabled World agrees with the popularity of this practice.  It points out how imbalance is supposed to be balanced by these lights.  However it does conclude with a statement of lack of any controlled trial based evidence of benefit:

Chromotherapy: Lighting Color Therapy for Health – Disabled World

It is said that organs and glands of our bodies also vibrate at specific frequencies and that colors correspond to the areas of our body which have the same frequency. When we are sick, our organs and glands may become out of balance and not function at their proper frequencies. Restoring the proper frequency is thought to restore health.

Combined with the healing attributes derived from infrared sauna heat technology, the colored chromotherapy lights are said to maximize the healing benefits that sauna usage provides. Chromotherapy: Lighting Color Therapy for Health – Disabled World

 

However, there does appear to be some evidence from studies and medical applications that chromotherapy has some use and benefits.  The follow article from NBCI focuses on one aspect of the blue light of the spectrum:

 

A Critical Analysis of Chromotherapy and Its Scientific Evolution

The blue light found to be successful in the treatment of neonatal jaundice has also been shown to be effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, as emphasized by Pleasanton in his work. In studies by McDonald, most of those exposed to blue light for variable periods of up to 15 min experienced a significant degree of pain relief.

It was concluded that the pain reduction was directly related both to the blue light and to the length of exposure to it. Blue light is also used in healing injured tissue and preventing scar tissue, as well as for burns and lung conditions (2).

In 1990, scientists reported to the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on the successful use of blue light in the treatment of a wide variety of psychological problems, including addictions, eating disorders and depression.

As a result, color is becoming widely accepted as a therapeutic tool with various medical applications. A Critical Analysis of Chromotherapy and Its Scientific Evolution

This is an option offered by many sauna companies.  As it is an inexpensive option, most opt to have it added to their sauna.  While we have no definitive conclusion on this, as previously mentioned, we do use chromotherapy in our sauna at home.

At times the rotating colors do seem to aid in relaxation. It could be physiological in nature.  Or perhaps simply psychological.  However, if the mind is telling you that it is working and thereby relaxes you, perhaps there is merit even in that.

Whether you add chromotherapy or not with your purchase of an infrared sauna, our advice is simply to purchase a quality sauna. Begin gaining the benefits from infrared.  Those are indeed proven and powerfully effective for deep healing.

To your health.

 

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Why Detoxification with Infrared Saunas is Important

Do we really need to think about detoxification and are we really exposed to that many toxins?  And of greater interest, can infrared saunas help with this removal of toxins.

Over the past century, medicine and technology have advanced in remarkable ways providing us with many comforts and products.  However this has been accompanied by an ever increasing amount of new designer compounds and toxic materials.

While this has been an issue for an even longer period of time, it is the vast amount of chemicals and the concentrations that were not present centuries ago.  The environment, water, air and foods are all now saturated with substances that can cause minor and major damage to our bodies.  They also just plain  can ruin our day to day energy and effectiveness.

During the past 4 decades, over 4 million chemical compounds have been reported.  Thousands of them are intentionally added to our foods and nearly a thousand to our water supplies.  We netnion just one of those later in this article.  It is estimated that over 10,000 chemical created compounds become part of our foods during the full processing cycle.

Add to this the medicines that remain in our bodies long after we have taken them, radiation and all other forms of toxic bombardment on our bodies.  So is there a real problem, is it something we need to address and can we do anything about it?

Dy Hyman, well known for his studies and books on detox, provides a few basic straight forward reasons that removal of foreign substances is important:

 

5 Reasons You Need to Detox

Millions of us, over half the population, suffer from FLC Syndrome. That’s when you Feel Like Crap. Sometimes it’s annoying little symptoms such as achy joints or muscles, brain fog, fatigue, headaches, allergies or gas, or more serious problems such as autoimmune diseases, migraines, asthma, acne, irritable bowel, reflux, arthritis or worse.

You wake up feeling less than vital, vibrant, alive, joyful and full of energy.

2. You can’t lose weight and keep it off (you want to fit into your jeans).

The scientific establishment has convinced us that losing weight is just a matter of calories in/calories out, that it’s about energy balance, about eating less and exercising more. How’s that working out for you? Probably not so well! Problem is, the scientific establishment is different from the established science. 5 Reasons You Need to Detox and 5 Ways to Detox, Lose Weight & Feel Great – Dr. Mark Hyman

 

As Dr. Hyman has correctly pointed out, what we are often told by the scientific community does not equate to the actual science.  Toxins are prevalent everywhere, and Dr. Hyman has built an entire career around the topic of detoxification. Need some more evidence?

If you have seen the movie Erin Brockovich (which was based on a true story), you know she crusaded to stop  a terrible carcinogen called chromium-6 from being allowed to pollute a local water supply.  Numerous residents were sick or had died as a result of the chromium.  That was almost 3 decades ago.

We would think that of all the thousands of contaminants in our environment, at least that one would have been addressed to protect us.  Unfortunately, the following article from 3 days ago states differently:

 

‘Erin Brockovich’ Carcinogen in Tap Water of More than 200 Million Americans | EWG

In the film “Erin Brockovich,” the environmental crusader confronts the lawyer of a power company that polluted the tap water of Hinkley, Calif., with a carcinogenic chemical called chromium-6.

But almost 25 years after that real-life confrontation,[1] the conflict over chromium-6 is not over. A new EWG analysis of federal data from nationwide drinking water tests shows that the compound contaminates water supplies for more than 200 million Americans in all 50 states.

Yet federal regulations are stalled by a chemical industry challenge that could mean no national regulation of a chemical state scientists in California and elsewhere say causes cancer when ingested at even extraordinarily low levels. ‘Erin Brockovich’ Carcinogen in Tap Water of More than 200 Million Americans | EWG

 

We can see that contaminants enter our bodies every day on a regular basis.  But is this a serious problem.  Other than the chromium-6 mentioned above, are other substances dangerous.  And is it all that prevalent?  Does the presence of these substances cause any real damage?

The following source, The Townsend Letter, strongly suggests they do cause damage and are widespread.  This was based on numerous scientific examples and numerous cases of detoxification protocols, many including use of a sauna.  The following (I have chosen to make two phrases bold) are a few carefully selected excerpts from this Letter which itself is over 7000 words in length:

 

Sauna/Hyperthermia in Detoxification (Nov 2008) Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients

In the United States, there appears to be a concentration of MS North of the 37th parallel latitude, which coincides with geographic areas relying heavily upon petroleum products.

An extensive literature search coupled with clinical observations within the past five years, indicates a strong correlation between the appearance of inflammatory disease of the central nervous system and exposure to organic solvents. It has long been established that solvents absorbed in large quantities, in part, accumulate in the central nervous system.

Documentation also indicates that chemicals can induce autoimmunity. Research lends further support to the concept that avoiding further toxic exposure, detoxification, and modulating the immune system, in effect, modulates the course of MS.

The large database that is being collected by many physicians over the last few years has clearly indicated that xenobiotics can be safely removed using detoxification programs that include the thermal chamber. From the above review of sauna use, clearly when one considers the millions of times that the sauna has been used without injury that with the use of common sense and being aware of one’s own personal reactions, the sauna is a safe method for use in detoxification programs.  Sauna/Hyperthermia in Detoxification (Nov 2008) Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients

 

Some additional studies have focused on the pervasiveness of chemicals and how fast we can consume them.  But also how fast we can reduce the new exposure.  However, it is the acquiring of these foreign substances overs years and decades that causes the real problems.  Remnants of chemicals and prescription drugs remain in the body, often stored in little pockets in fat cells in the liver and throughout the body.

And this is where Infrared Saunas are brilliant.  The healing heat penetrates deep into the tissues, shaking the toxins off of the fat cells.  They are then removed by elimination and sweating.  It is in this benefit of the detoxification process that the infrared sauna is supreme in its effects.

We encourage everyone to begin eating organic food.  In addition to the increase in nutritional value, it reduces the toxic burden on your body.  This reduces the burden on the liver and other elimination systems.  And it will allow methods of true removal of toxins such as infrared heat therapy to be most effective.

 

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Saunas Promote Relaxation and Proper Adrenal Function

Want to Learn to be Relaxed?

We live in a world that is in constant motion and activity – the opposite of relaxation.  Can you relate?  The real problem with this is that the body often does not shut down this constant state of alertness.

The state of being always in alert mode is known as sympathetic.  This is commonly known as the fight or flight syndrome.  The body and mind are always thinking a tiger is chasing you and you need to remain vigilant at all times.

Over time, staying in this highly alert mode not only wears the body down, but it can drain the adrenals.  Adrenalin is used for what should be normal easy going tasks.  Over time cortisol levels can be extremely elevated as a result.

Can infrared saunas offer any help?  Yes.  Firstly, they can help by simply relaxing the body.

This simple process occurs as the warm infrared waves  penetrate the body and begin warming the muscles.  Relaxation is the obvious result.  This is helpful for not only athletes but also for those who have just completed simple exercise.  The penetrating infrared relaxes at a deep tissue level.

As the following article from chicagonow.com points out, it only requires a short amount of time for this process to start.  At least 10 minutes is required but 10-20 minutes is an adequate time to benefit:

 

10 Reasons Sweating Benefits You

Short periods of time, usually 15 minutes, in heat (steam room, bath, sauna) relax the body, turning on the parasympathetic nervous system. This relaxation settles the body down and reduces cortisol levels. Cortisol is a stress hormone that promotes belly fat if not kept in check. HIIT and relaxation usually don’t happen on their own. Take time to build them into your schedule and reap the benefits in sweat. 10 Reasons Sweating Benefits You

We can see that simple relaxation is prompted by heath therapy.  But infrared saunas can promote relaxation at a much deeper level than this simple muscle warming.  They can stimulate the mind’s quiet mode.

This is particularly helpful for those of us whose minds are constantly thinking and analyzing. This is what will allow us to move out of that fight or flight sympathetic mode and into the beneficial parasympathetic state.  This is caused by numerous factors as the following points out:

The answer is it is due to a combination of factors about the sauna that combine very powerfully.  Alone, none would be so potent, but together they are awesome.  The factors are:

1. Sweating.  It occur during exercise, a sympathetic activity.  However, sweating itself tends to be parasympathetic, meaning it requires activation of parasympathetic nerves for it to take place.

2. Moving blood from the center to the periphery of the body.  The sympathetic nervous system moves and keeps the blood congested in the internal organs.  The sauna powerfully moves blood to the periphery of the body, so that the body can release some heat at the skin.  This is a parasympathetic effect.

10. Praying, meditating or listening to quiet music has a parasympathetic effect.  While this is not a feature of the sauna itself, many people pray, meditate or listen to quiet music in the sauna…  http://drlwilson.com/articles/SAUNA,%20PARSYMPATH.htm

 

As just mentioned, one of the primary ways the body is moved to this calm state is due to blood flow.  Similar to exercise, the increased heat will begin moving blood from the center of the body to the outside – the skin.  Blood is also moved to the lungs.

Both of these are partially a result of the body’s attempt to cool itself.  After 10  minutes or so in the heat, the body can no longer cool itself from the increased air temperature.  The core body temperature then begins to rise 1-3 degrees.

It then begins the further oxygenation of the blood, forcing it to the outer areas of the body.  Heart rate increases and you may actually feel a little sluggish or tired at this stage of the heat therapy session.

 

Heat Therapy and the Truth About How It Helps With Adrenal Fatigue

Strengthening of the parasympathetic nervous system also relieves blood stagnation, chronic sympathetic stimulation due to stress, forces more blood into the internal organs as part of the fight or flight response.

When blood stagnates in these systems, internal metabolites build up, impaired circulation is the norm as well as the new tissue of the organs become compromised. Phase 1 sauna is therefore particularly suitable for those with advanced AFS.

Those in advanced stages of AFS may find this phase of heat therapy most revitalizing. Because most sufferers of advanced AFS (stage 3 and beyond) are in a state of sympathetic dominance, the body tends to be flooded in a sea of epinephrine and norepinephrine. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is invariably imbalanced as AFS progresses.

The resting heart rate is usually above 80 beats per minute (normal is 72-76). In addition, many people are presented with unpleasant symptoms such as postural hypotension, dizziness, heart palpitation with slight exposure to stress that can be physical or emotional; a sense of anxiety is also common.

Phase 1 of sauna therapy often leads to a sense of calm and tranquility, provided that the duration is acceptable to the body. Heat Therapy and the Truth About How It Helps With Adrenal Fatigue

 

Infrared saunas have many benefits that include a temporary relaxation of the muscles and body.  But the long term benefit of remaining in a calmer state is one of the best effects it will have for you.

You you may feel a strong relaxation during the first 10-15 minutes of a session.  After this point, you will feel more invigorated and perhaps tired as stated.  It may seem counter-intuitive, however this is actually training the body to remember being in the parasympathetic state.  Over time you will actually be training yourself and your mind to remain in this calm state.  Nice, huh?

 

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Lyme Disease Sufferers Benefit From Infrared Sauna Use

Can Infrared saunas help in the treatment of Lyme disease?

Saunas are not technically medical devices and therefore cannot be said to cure anything.  We have stated previously hat infrared sauna do not cure anything- medication and surgeries perform that function.

However they are tremendous at healing from many ailments.  The difference is that healing uses the body’s own functions to repair itself.  This is a primary benefit of heat.

One of these ailments is Lyme disease.  This is a serious infection that can strongly affect someones life , even debilitating them. Disabled World covers many topics including these thoughts on this illness:

 

Infrared Saunas: Can They Relieve Symptoms of Lyme Disease – Disabled World

Quote: “Lyme disease patients who were previously unable to engage in everyday activities such as taking a walk reported improvement after regular infrared sauna sessions.” Main Document

And now, people who are afflicted with Lyme disease are beginning to understand how their traditional treatment regimens can be enhanced by using infrared saunas on a regular basis. It makes sense, if you stop and think about it.

Because the warmth of an infrared sauna has a soothing effect on joint and muscle pain, infrared sauna treatments can provide an effective supplement to traditional Lyme disease treatment. In fact, Lyme disease patients who were previously unable to engage in everyday activities such as taking a walk reported improvement after regular infrared sauna sessions.

These reports indicate that for at least some Lyme disease patients, infrared saunas are able to help alleviate some of the troublesome symptoms of this condition, including muscle spasms, constant chills, an overwhelming feeling of fatigue and the sensation of being in a mental fog.

When coupled with the proper pharmacological treatments (IV or oral antibiotics and so forth), the deep, penetrating heat of infrared saunas makes the body be a far less hospitable environment for the spirochetes. Infrared Saunas: Can They Relieve Symptoms of Lyme Disease – Disabled World

 

We have seen that heat can greatly benefit those with this condition.  The reason is partly due these people having an even greater toxin burden than they normally would have.

Secondly, when recovering from this aliment, the kidneys and liver can become easily overburdened.  Sweating allows a portion of the toxins to be released through the skin via sweat.  This takes a portion of the burden off the rest of the body’s elimination systems.

Bryan Rosner’s exhaustive book on this illness offers some great insight on the benefits of heat:

 

Saunas and Lyme Disease – Ozone, FIR, Steam, Dry Heat

Unlike most healthy people, Lyme Disease patients have burdened livers and kidneys due to the stress incurred by the inflammation and toxic burden created by a chronic infection.

As a result, Lyme Disease patients often have very weak livers and kidneys.  Because the liver and kidneys are the primary detoxification organs of the body, detoxification is often stagnant.  This can lead to overwhelming symptoms of poisoning by the Lyme Disease neurotoxin.

Sauna therapy is one way to integrate sweating into a modern lifestyle.  People have been using saunas and sweat therapy to detoxify for thousands of years.  In comparison to other methods of skin detoxification, sauna therapy is the most affordable, effective, and established method.

By increasing both circulation and lipid (fat) metabolism, the heat generated by a sauna causes the release into general circulation of a wide range of toxins stored in fatty body tissue.  This process has been well documented in medical studies.  Sauna therapy is so effective that the U.S. government recommends it for detoxification of dozens of poisons.

The vast surface area of the skin allows quick, efficient detoxification without placing a burden on other detoxification organs. Saunas and Lyme Disease – Ozone, FIR, Steam, Dry Heat

 

However caution need to be taken when using the sauna for those with this condition.

When heat is used, the dead spirochetes release a large amount of toxins.  For this reason, sufferers should begin infrared therapy at a much slower pace than normal users.  Begin with 10-15 minutes sessions at most.  And slowly build up the quantity of sessions as well.

This is not a time to begin daily sessions for 30 minutes each immediately.  Be slow and cautions for reasons the following post points out:

 

 

Detoxification is just as equally important in healing from Lyme Disease as an effective treatment protocol is.

Those treating their Lyme Disease know that toxins released from dead spirochetes flood their bodies once they [the spirochetes] are killed.

Though this debilitating experience is a great indication of an effective treatment protocol, the process itself occurs many times throughout treatment.

As a result, toxins build up in the body, and the process of removing them becomes too much for passive or non-aggressive detox methods.  Infrared saunas compensate or pick up the slack by helping to bring the over all toxin load down in an incredibly efficient manner.  Infrared Sauna And Lyme Disease.

 

People who have contracted this often debilitating illness welcome any verifiable helpful solution.  Recent studies and medical books have explored the idea of infrared sauna offering benefits for suffers of this illness.

Fortunately, the results are positive.  When used correctly, this healing heat therapy can greatly benefit the users.

 

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Dry Brushing Improves the Health Benefits of Infrared Sauna

While an infrared sauna on its own provides tremendous health benefits, dry brushing can increase these effects.  This is basically is a way to wake up the skin and begin increased circulation of the blood.  It is a process of using an all natural bristle brush to stimulate the skin, turning it a slight pink if performed correctly.

As we know, circulation and the skin are two of the ways a sauna can remove toxins from the body.

However, another toxin removal system in the body is the lymphatic system.  The lymphatic system does not have a pump as the blood circulatory system does.  So it needs something to push or force the lymphatic fluid to move throughout the body.  Here is one of the easiest and best methods to accomplish this.

In the following article Dr. Edward F. Group describes how this can be combined with sauna use:

 

6 Amazing Health Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing | Wake Up World

By Dr. Edward F. Group

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

 

Blood flow increases to the skin following dry brushing, and the normal process of releasing toxins through perspiration is improved. Proper exercise, spicy foods, and breathing techniques also help promote normal circulation.

One of the most important benefits of skin brushing is the supposed effect it has on the lymphatic system. This is of profound significance to the immune system. White blood cells, or lymphocytes, are actually named after this major body system. Lymph circulates to our cells through channels independent of our circulatory system.

A huge benefit of skin brushing is a drastic improvement in the appearance of the skin itself! Eliminating dead skin and unclogging pores results in a very noticeable improvement. For people who exercise or sit in Far Infrared Saunas, this is an excellent follow up to detoxification by sweating.

The appearance of the skin also improves as new cells form more quickly, and the skin takes on a smooth luster that is noticeably brighter than the dull appearance of old, dry, and often wrinkled skin. 6 Amazing Health Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing | Wake Up World

While the previous post focused more on the medical aspects of brushing, the following article provides more information on the actual steps of the process.  We have always liked and respected the DelicoiuslyOrganic.net website and this is another reason why.

Clear, straight to the point information to help others learn about this very beneficial health practice.  The author has gone through an incredible transformation of her own skin.  She explains how this is part of her daily regimen:

 

The Benefits of Dry Brushing – Deliciously Organic

Most of us know our skin is our largest organ. Did you know our skin aids in detoxing our bodies? The pores in our skin benefit from “exercise” to better rid toxins from the body. Cardio-vascular exercise, sunshine, dry saunas, and keeping toxic chemicals off our skin all help this process.

Dry-brushing may also help our skin detoxify and keep us looking our best. While I can’t find any hard-core studies to support this assertion, my nutritionist shared this detox method with me and well, she helped me heal from Hashimoto’s disease (something medical doctors told me wasn’t possible), so I’m going to trust her! Also, it can’t hurt, right?

How do you Dry Brush?

1. Once a day, preferably before bed or before a shower or time in a dry sauna.
2. Brush, starting at the feet, and work up towards the heart using light, short strokes (always brushing towards the heart). Then work from the arms towards your chest. Don’t forget your palms and soles. The skin should be stimulated, not red or irritated.
3. Brushing the entire body should take from 45 seconds to 2 minutes.
4. It’s best not moisturize afterwards so the pores can breathe and rid themselves of toxins.

The Benefits of Dry Brushing – Deliciously Organic

 

It is clear this is a practice that is growing in popularity.  Especially in all natural and organic groups.  The following recent article in Glamour magazine points out that it has grown beyond the natural health community and has gone mainstream.

 

Here’s Why You Should Be Dry-Brushing Your Legs (and Butt) | Glamour

“Brushing the skin without water is linked to the detox process,” says Cilmi, “because it helps stimulate the lymphatic drainage process.” Lymph being our cellular-waste system that doesn’t have a heart to pump its bloat-causing sludge up and out.

Cilmi says. “It’s an underrated, overlooked natural remedy for gorgeous gams.” Here’s how to get them:

1. Buy a firm, natural-bristle brush.

2. Take about three minutes to dry-brush your whole body.

3. Apply enough pressure to stimulate circulation, but not so much that it hurts.

4. Important tip: Brush upward (always toward the heart).

Do so in small and quick or circular motions until the skin appears pinkish red. Here’s Why You Should Be Dry-Brushing Your Legs (and Butt) | Glamour

 

As you can see, this is an easy to learn, simply practice that requires little time.  But the rewards can be very noticeable.

While dry brushing is not necessary to obtain dramatic results from infrared saunas, it does improve these results.  Additionally is adds the much needed lymphatic fluid movement.  If you do not like the process, rebounding on a small personal trampoline for a few minutes accomplishes the same lymphatic movement.  This second option, however, does not directly affect the skin.  But it is perhaps the best method to improve the lymph system.

So give this a try.  A brush is inexpensive and easy to use.  Learn how to best amplify the health benefits of an infrared sauna in your life.  Enjoy!

 

 

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Sauna Therapy – How To Tips for the Most Benefit

Tips For the Best Health Benefits

One of the primary health reasons for using a sauna and possibly the most beneficial is that of detoxification.  An infrared detox can result in elimination of heavy metals, chemicals and many other toxins which are detrimental to your health.  While any time in a sauna can result in some amount of benefits, following some guidelines can safely increase the benefits significantly.

Infrared saunas typically result in a much better detox than traditional steam.  This is primarily due to the way they heat the body, the air, and also your skin temperature.  We want to use this to our advantage. Our Sauna Reviews page highlights the brands that provide the best proven detoxification benefits.

Here are some ways to maximize your individual benefits from your infrared sessions.  Some can be applied before, during and after your time in the sauna.

Pre-Session Protocol for Optimal Benefits

A proper protocol for detox starts with something that is obvious. Hydrate.  Drink a glass of water before beginning the sauna session.  The higher the temperature will be, the more water should be consumed before, during and after the heath therapy.

You should drink a full 16-20 ounce glass of water prior to your session.  You could also drink a non-sugary sports drink or better yet coconut water.  Coconut water has the added advantage of being loaded with electrolytes and all the nutrients needed for your body to assimilate the fluid completely and quickly.

Avoid sugary drinks, sodas, coffee or fruit juices with added sugar.  Your body will want to sweat out toxic matter from itself and will need a lot of fluid to perform this task well.

How important is this?  The Holistic Healing Centre, located just outside Sydney Australia has a good brochure describing how to best use their saunas. And the largest section has to do with hydration:

Showering Before and After using a Sauna

Although not necessary, some users find showering prior to using their sauna results in a faster and heavier sweat and a more invigorating experience. It can also begin the stimulation of your body’s circulation.

This shower will also remove dirt, dry skin, lotion or any other residue which could hinder proper sweating.  As well, you could also dry brush your skin.  This brushing will increase circulation and has additional benefits.  It is not necessary but it does add some benefit and many think it feels great.

Wear as Little Clothing as Possible

Ideally, no clothing at all allows the best experience, especially in an infrared sauna.  This is possible if it is in your home.  The Infrared is hindered by clothing so if any area is injured or needs special attention, it needs to have direct contact with the infrared light waves.

If you are wearing clothing, wear as little as possible of loose fitting clothing that is breathable.  Cotton shorts and top would be the better choice.  Although rolling up the sleeves, legs and waist to expose as much skin to the infrared as possible is what is needed.

First Sauna Session Length

Beginners should start with 10-15 minute sessions.  Slowly build up to 25-30 minutes.  But also listen to your body.  If you begin to feel weak, tired or too hot, open the door or simply step out of the cabin.  When beginning you should definitely try to not overdo any session.

Many beginners that have been more sedentary may also notice they may not begin to sweat until being in the cabin for 20-30 minutes.  This can be normal.  Your body will learn to begin sweating sooner as your progress.

Infrared saunas are best experienced at lower temperatures of 110-125 degrees F.  This may seem cool for you if you have been used to the traditional steam variety where temps can reach 180-200 degrees F.  But in fact you will receive more benefits when the temps are kept lower.

 Fiber for Mobilized Toxin Removal

Once the toxins are released and mobilized in the body, those that are not secreted in the sweat are released into the digestive system.  Without proper fiber in the intestines, a portion of these toxins will be reabsorbed back into the body, being again deposited into fat cells.

While eating a heavy meal prior to entering the sauna is not recommended, having fiber in the form of a smoothie, green powder, fruits or vegetables more than an hour before or after your time in the sauna use can be beneficial in aiding the removal of these toxins.

After the Sauna

After your session, take a warm shower to wash off the toxins that are now on the outside of your skin. Many find that a cool shower rinse after a warm shower invigorates them and their skin.  So enjoy a good shower followed by a cool rinse.  This will also close up the pores.

When showering, avoid chemical laden soaps and heavy lotions.  Your pores are open wide immediately after a sauna and you want to avoid clogging them.

Plan a little time to relax as a session can often leave you feeling a little drained for a few minutes.

Some users find the session will relax them, preparing them for a good nights sleep and they enjoy the sauna in the evening.  Others are invigorated by the session and like to enjoy the renewed energy hours before bed.  You will learn quickly what time of day you enjoy the best.

Hydrate again.  Have another 8-16 ounce glass of water to replenish what has been lost during your heat therapy.

For an in-depth look at all of the remarkable health benefits of saunas see our benefits page.

Consult Your Physician

Always consult your physician prior to beginning use of any healing device.  This toxin removal can also begin removing medications you have stored up in your body.  Please see our recommendation on contraindications.  Avoid the sauna entirely if you are pregnant as the heat and release of toxins are not good for the unborn.

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icomfort infrared saunas – Review of Features

icomfort Features

Do icomfort infrared saunas offer anything different and will you be pleased with this brand?  You should want to own and use your infrared sauna for a lifetime.  icomfort saunas are a mass produced lower quality unit. These low quality saunas will warm you up but will not provide substantial healing or detoxification.

They are known as recreational. They are similar to other forms of recreation such as jogging or cycling. They will elevate your heart rate providing a passive form of cardiovascular workout. Additionally, they will warm you up and promote sweating. However, this is a surface sweat that is not releasing substantial amounts of toxins.

True quality infrared waves will penetrate the skin and deep into tissues. They will penetrate into the fatty cells and cause the fat cells to release toxins to be sweated out of the body. However, this brand of icomfort saunas provides lower power light waves.

So while you will sweat and feel like you are in a sauna, deep detox is not taking place. One indication of this is the large amounts of square inches of carbon heater panels used. On most models the panels go almost to the ceiling. This is needed to try to heat the surfaces of the sauna to compensate for the lower amount of heat and infrared.

In contrast, a top quality infrared sauna such as made by Clearlight provides exceptional, deep penetrating infrared that will release toxins from the deeper tissues.

Suggested Retail

Icomfort saunas has a suggested retail MRSP of between $2000 – $4300. However they are often sold at prices between $400 – $900 per unit. Typically, when you can obtain a unit for under $1000 at a large retail chain, you will be getting an inferior product.

The reason comes from how these are manufactured and what parts are used in the assembly.

Sauna Reseller

As we have mentioned previously, most saunas are mass produced on 5 assembly lines in China. Almost anyone can become a reseller of these units, which is what icomfort has done. These are simply low quality units produced with the icomfort name placed on them. This is how 95% of all products on the market are made.

These companies are what we term re-sellers as they simply re sell the mass produced units. Some resellers will go as far as to add a few extra small features such as exterior lights or additional stereo components to differentiate them from the competition.

icomfort Product Lines

Icomfort has primarily three different types of product lines. The 1200 series is made of hemlock with some walnut exterior panels, giving this line a rather unique look among saunas. Very few have used walnut in the construction. To give the units even more stylish design, a lot of vertical slats are used in front of the heater panels.

However, similar to the Rocky Mountain Sauna products which utilize this same design, these vertical slats have drawbacks. The main drawback is a further reduction of the low amount of infrared reaching your body. Infrared waves do no penetrate wood. Therefore all of the vertical slats are blocking up to 50% of the infrared. This is the opposite of what you want in a sauna session. Like all of the incomfort units, this line carries a very limited one year warranty on electrical, heaters and cabinet wood.

The 1300, 1400 and some of the 1500 series are made of hemlock inside and out. The cabinet, similar to the 1200 series is sturdy and assembles in less than one hour with two people.
The 1500 series also comes in red cedar and has a few amenities such as control panels on the exterior and interior. As with all units, stereos and lighting are included.

Appearance over Functional

Icomfort primarily focuses on appearance and they units do look good. As well, exterior lighting and USB ports are other amenities added.

However, the critical feature of a sauna should be its high level of infrared. This should also be near the optimal wavelength of 9.4 to penetrate deeply. The other important feature should be a long warranty. A strong warranty demonstrates two things. First, that the company believes the product to be quality to last a lifetime. The second very critical aspect is the company believes it will be in existence for decades as well.

One serious problem which has plagued this industry is the number of companies which re-sell saunas then are out of business within 5 or 6 years. We have been contacted by numerous consumers with cheap saunas wanting to know where to get replacement parts and heaters. Unfortunately in most cases the company no longer exists and the consumer is stuck with an unsupported broken product.

Warranty

Contrast to the warranty of our top recommended company – Clearlight. This recommended company carries a full lifetime warranty on heaters, wood, radio, electoral and all parts of the units. That is what you want to look for. Unfortunately it is extremely rare in this industry. It is an easy industry to enter and leave and many companies do exactly that.

When you understand the healing power of infrared, you will want to purchase a sauna you can own for a lifetime.  At Healing Heat Therapy, we want you to gain health benefits from it for decades. Please see our recommended brands and comparison tables for your best choice.

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Purchasing the Best Far Infrared Sauna (Fir) for Heavy Metal Detoxing

As I shared in the previous post, Choosing Traditional, NIR, or FIR Saunas, navigating the ever-growing sauna market can be daunting. After weighing the pros and cons of what type of sauna would be best for detoxing heavy metals, my next tasks were researching, purchasing, and building the best medical-grade, chemically sensitive FIR sauna.

 

The Quest For A “Perfect” Sauna: Detoxify Or Re-Toxify?

Since my body is poisoned with heavy metals, it is more sensitive to chemicals, fumes, fragrances, and other toxins. (Like an overflowing bathtub that can’t take in any more water). However, even if my body did not have sensitivities, I would not use or purchase a sauna that creates a toxic environment, thereby polluting me and our home. The problem is that the majority of home saunas sold in the USA are either made or assembled in China with toxic glue (some claim to use a non-toxic “water based” glue), have wood that off-gases, and produce harmful levels of EMF when plugged in. So even if one is detoxing in a sauna via sweat, they may actually be re-toxifying by breathing in and absorbing other chemicals and toxins.

Option 1: My sauna search began with a company headquartered in my city — recommended by TWO well-known health advocates I followed online. All that made me hopeful I was on the right path. I set up an appointment to look at a single unit that would snugly fit in the corner of our apartment. The sales rep was so so nice and even offered to deliver and set up the sauna personally for no charge. Perfect, right? Except at the showroom my head started to bother me when I sat inside the sauna for just a few minutes. The sales rep claimed that the cedar wood was hypoallergenic, but something did not feel right.

The owner of the company personally called me to answer my concerns. He said that one sensitive client needed a different wood-type that they offered and then proceeded to give me a sales pitch on how he was expanding his wellness business to juicers and other products made in China. On Yelp, I read about a similar customer experience, except the person had an EMF reader with her that went off the charts when she tested their saunas. From that experience, I learned that unfortunately prominent health advocates may not always endorse products for the benefit of their audience’s health.

Option 2: After more research, I was relieved to find a company that claimed to have the only sauna for chemically sensitive people. They divulged that Dr. Sherry Rogers only uses and endorses their sauna and that I should read her book “Detoxify or Die”. When I asked if Dr. Rogers had tested and compared other saunas, the sales rep said no. This did not sit well, so I continued searching.

Option 3: That is when I stumbled upon Heavenly Heat saunas. The owner Bob patiently answered all of my questions. I was sold me on the “medical-grade” quality, untreated white poplar non-resinous wood, zero adhesive glue, minimal EMF, and the (mostly) made in the USA manufacturing.

 

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